1- How High Fructose Corn Syrup Became Obesity’s Fall Guy by Meghan Johnson

The correlation between the rise in consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and the rise in obesity rates in the United States has often been misinterpreted to mean that high fructose corn syrup is uniquely causing obesity. While it’s tempting to want to blame America’s weight problem on a single ingredient (especially when it has no real nutritional value), Meghan Johnson looks to science before we can make such accusations.

2- The New American Farming Movement, and Why It’s Here to Stayby Marisol Pierce-Quinonez and Jeff Hake

Detractors of the new farming movement contend that it’s merely the latest youth craze and will soon fade. However, history shows that this new movement is without precedent, and the CSA next door may in fact be here to stay.

3- Should We be Paid to Lose Weight? by Christine Gary

Would you lose weight if you got paid? A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests you would.

4- Name That Belt – The South Labeled the “Diabetes Belt” by Allison Knott

First there was the “stroke belt,” then physical inactivity, now the Southern United States and Appalachian regions are labeled the “diabetes belt.”